Can Nadal maintains a 90+ winning percentage for the rest of the 2022 ?

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Nadal has a great start of the season but the question is can he be good and consistent enough to keep up the playing level for the rest of the year.

There's only a few legends and a handful of years with 90+ winning seasons in an open era, a testament of their greatness.

If Nadal can do it this year, which I think he's very capable of, he will tie Djokovic's 2 seasons with a 90 winning percentage.


Highest Season Winning Percentage
1. John McEnroe (1984) .965 82–3
2. Jimmy Connors (1974) .959 93–4
3. Roger Federer (2005) .953 81–4
4. Roger Federer (2006) .948 92–5
5. Björn Borg (1979) .933 84–6
6. Novak Djokovic(2015) .932 82-6
7. Roger Federer (2004) .925 74–6
= Ivan Lendl (1986) .925 74–6
9. Ivan Lendl (1985) .923 84–7
10. Ivan Lendl (1982) .922 106–9
11. Björn Borg (1980) .921 70–6
= Novak Djokovic (2011) 0.921 70-6
13. Ivan Lendl (1989) .919 79-7
= Jimmy Connors(1975) .919 79-7
15. Jimmy Connors(1976) .918 90-8
16. Jimmy Connors(1978) .917 66-6
17. Björn Borg(1977) .916 76-7
18. Rafael Nadal (2013) .915 75-7
= Roger Federer(2017) .915 54-5
20. Ivan Lendl (1987) .914 74-7
 
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TMF said:
Nadal has a great start of the season but the question is can he be good and consistent enough to keep up the playing level for the rest of the year.

There's only a few legends and a handful of years with 90+ winning seasons in an open era, a testament of their greatness.

If Nadal can do it this year, which I think he's very capable of, he will tie Djokovic's 2 seasons with a 90 winning percentage.


Highest Season Winning Percentage
1. John McEnroe (1984) .965 82–3
2. Jimmy Connors (1974) .959 93–4
3. Roger Federer (2005) .953 81–4
4. Roger Federer (2006) .948 92–5
5. Björn Borg (1979) .933 84–6
6. Novak Djokovic(2015) .932 82-6
7. Roger Federer (2004) .925 74–6
= Ivan Lendl (1986) .925 74–6
9. Ivan Lendl (1985) .923 84–7
10. Ivan Lendl (1982) .922 106–9
11. Björn Borg (1980) .921 70–6
= Novak Djokovic (2011) 0.921 70-6
13. Ivan Lendl (1989) .919 79-7
= Jimmy Connors(1975) .919 79-7
15. Jimmy Connors(1976) .918 90-8
16. Jimmy Connors(1978) .917 66-6
17. Björn Borg(1977) .916 76-7
18. Rafael Nadal (2013) .915 75-7
19. Ivan Lendl (1987) .914 74-7
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No. He has never his whole career been able to sustain great form the whole season. No chance he does it now when so injury prone.
What he is a master at is peaking for his target events. If he only wins two more events this season I would pick FO and UsO. Although he will need Alcaraz to not improve too much more this season as once he goes up another level Rafa will never be able to beat him. His game is tailor made for Alcaraz.
Mcenroe is so intriguing on your great list (thanks for that). What a year 1984 was for him yet he hates that year to this day due to Roland Garros.
 
TMF said:
Nadal has a great start of the season but the question is can he be good and consistent enough to keep up the playing level for the rest of the year.

There's only a few legends and a handful of years with 90+ winning seasons in an open era, a testament of their greatness.

If Nadal can do it this year, which I think he's very capable of, he will tie Djokovic's 2 seasons with a 90 winning percentage.


Highest Season Winning Percentage
1. John McEnroe (1984) .965 82–3
2. Jimmy Connors (1974) .959 93–4
3. Roger Federer (2005) .953 81–4
4. Roger Federer (2006) .948 92–5
5. Björn Borg (1979) .933 84–6
6. Novak Djokovic(2015) .932 82-6
7. Roger Federer (2004) .925 74–6
= Ivan Lendl (1986) .925 74–6
9. Ivan Lendl (1985) .923 84–7
10. Ivan Lendl (1982) .922 106–9
11. Björn Borg (1980) .921 70–6
= Novak Djokovic (2011) 0.921 70-6
13. Ivan Lendl (1989) .919 79-7
= Jimmy Connors(1975) .919 79-7
15. Jimmy Connors(1976) .918 90-8
16. Jimmy Connors(1978) .917 66-6
17. Björn Borg(1977) .916 76-7
18. Rafael Nadal (2013) .915 75-7
19. Ivan Lendl (1987) .914 74-7
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Nadal plays the long game. He does not go for short term goals. We leave those short term spurts for the other two.

Time in the markets and not timing the market is a very good strategy to make gains in investing.
 
TheNachoMan said:
He’s got only one loss and clay is coming up, he’ll be fine.
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Clay might be his worse surface moving forward. I thought he would be way better in Mexico and Iw than in Melbourne but it seemed slower conditions hurt him as he could not get cheap points as often. Clay needs brute strength and great movement and Rafa seems to have lost a fair bit of both. His FH speeds nowadays are around 74mph. Most guys are around 80mph plus.
Against every opponent In Iw he was losing most of the 9 plus rallies I think. He tends to win most of the 5-9 rallies.
 
TMF said:
Nadal has a great start of the season but the question is can he be good and consistent enough to keep up the playing level for the rest of the year.

There's only a few legends and a handful of years with 90+ winning seasons in an open era, a testament of their greatness.

If Nadal can do it this year, which I think he's very capable of, he will tie Djokovic's 2 seasons with a 90 winning percentage.


Highest Season Winning Percentage
1. John McEnroe (1984) .965 82–3
2. Jimmy Connors (1974) .959 93–4
3. Roger Federer (2005) .953 81–4
4. Roger Federer (2006) .948 92–5
5. Björn Borg (1979) .933 84–6
6. Novak Djokovic(2015) .932 82-6
7. Roger Federer (2004) .925 74–6
= Ivan Lendl (1986) .925 74–6
9. Ivan Lendl (1985) .923 84–7
10. Ivan Lendl (1982) .922 106–9
11. Björn Borg (1980) .921 70–6
= Novak Djokovic (2011) 0.921 70-6
13. Ivan Lendl (1989) .919 79-7
= Jimmy Connors(1975) .919 79-7
15. Jimmy Connors(1976) .918 90-8
16. Jimmy Connors(1978) .917 66-6
17. Björn Borg(1977) .916 76-7
18. Rafael Nadal (2013) .915 75-7
19. Ivan Lendl (1987) .914 74-7
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does it count if he sweeps the clay court and stops playing for the rest of the year?
 
Gt86 said:
Although he will need Alcaraz to not improve too much more this season as once he goes up another level Rafa will never be able to beat him. His game is tailor made for Alcaraz.
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It's impossible for Nadal to "never be able to beat Alcaraz", as he has already beaten him twice. What do you mean Nadal's game is "tailor made" for Alcaraz? So Alcaraz has never beaten Nadal but suddenly his game is "tailor made" to beat Nadal. Cool story bro.

Anyhow, not only will Alcaraz improve over time, Nadal will also deteriorate over time (something you didn't mention). Nadal is 17 years older than Alcaraz. It's the circle of life that, at some point, the youngers defeat the olders. We see it in the animal kingdom, when young lions defeat older lions and get the control of the pride. At some point, it's quite likely that Alcaraz will dominate both Nadal and Djokovic, due to the aforementioned gigantic age difference.
 
Sport said:
It's impossible for Nadal to "never be able to beat Alcaraz", as he has already beaten him twice. What do you mean Nadal's game is "tailor made" for Alcaraz? So Alcaraz has never beaten Nadal but suddenly his game is "tailor made" to beat Nadal. Cool story bro.

Anyhow, not only will Alcaraz improve over time, Nadal will also deteriorate over time (something you didn't mention). Nadal is 17 years older than Alcaraz. It's the circle of life that, at some point, the youngers defeat the olders. We see it in the animal kingdom, when young lions defeat older lions and get the control of the pride. At some point, it's quite likely that Alcaraz will dominate both Nadal and Djokovic, due to the aforementioned gigantic age difference.
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His point is valid if we take the exaggeration into account but precisely for the bolded part more than anything.
 
Sport said:
It's impossible for Nadal to "never be able to beat Alcaraz", as he has already beaten him twice. What do you mean Nadal's game is "tailor made" for Alcaraz? So Alcaraz has never beaten Nadal but suddenly his game is "tailor made" to beat Nadal. Cool story bro.

Anyhow, not only will Alcaraz improve over time, Nadal will also deteriorate over time (something you didn't mention). Nadal is 17 years older than Alcaraz. It's the circle of life that, at some point, the youngers defeat the olders. We see it in the animal kingdom, when young lions defeat older lions and get the control of the pride. At some point, it's quite likely that Alcaraz will dominate both Nadal and Djokovic, due to the aforementioned gigantic age difference.
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Alcaraz moves better (obviously due to age) he hits far bigger off both wings and serves much harder. He volleys with better technique already. His returns are better. At the moment he hits too many UFEs but they are getting less by the week.
Where does Nadal hit to? Cross Court FH will open up the Alcraz BH dtl ot Cross Court with searing pace. Go to the FH and alcaraz can smoke Winners at will. Rafa will never serve him off Court. He won't out grind him.
The other night he won due to amazing clutch volleys. But that is not Rafas way to beat guys generally.
 
Nadal playing Alcaraz looked like an old man. Which he is for pro sports, but even despite he won, for the first time I had the feeling that this is comming to an end soon. This might be his last year with big titles.
Djokovic might hang longer, since he hasn't declined that much yet, but won't have much longer
 
Gt86 said:
Alcaraz moves better (obviously due to age) he hits far bigger off both wings and serves much harder. He volleys with better technique already. His returns are better. At the moment he hits too many UFEs but they are getting less by the week.
Where does Nadal hit to? Cross Court FH will open up the Alcraz BH dtl ot Cross Court with searing pace. Go to the FH and alcaraz can smoke Winners at will. Rafa will never serve him off Court. He won't out grind him.
The other night he won due to amazing clutch volleys. But that is not Rafas way to beat guys generally.
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Alcaraz is more offensive from the baseline (he takes more risks), but it doesn't mean he has a better forehand or backhand. His game is more prone to produce both winners and unforcerd errors (not only at the moment, the riskier a gamestyle the more unforced error prone). Alcaraz's game is more similar to Djokovic in that sense, as Djokovic is more offensive than Nadal and more unforced error prone. If Alcaraz really possessesed a better forehand, he should have beaten this slower version of Nadal. Nadal's forehand is unreplicable, it's not the most powerful, but it's so effective and with high top spin. I haven't seen any tennis analysts suggesting that Alacaraz has the best forehand ever, while many place Nadal as the best forehand ever along with Federer's one.

As for Alcaraz being a better returner than Nadal, empirical data contradicts you. Nadal possesses a better return rating than Alcaraz over the last 52 weeks:

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Nadal also possesses a superior serve rating than Alcaraz over the last 52 weeks (thus refuting your insinuation that Alcaraz is a better server than Nadal):

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P. S.: Alcaraz volleying betrer than Nadal? Please. Nadal volleyed much better and with more frequency in their match. Let your guy win 20 Slams or so (which he has the potential, I won't lie), and then you can make those statements. Alcaraz hasn't proven to be a better player than Nadal yet (as you are trying to convince us). Reading you, you make it look as if current Alcaraz were better than Nadal in every single aspect of his game, despite yesterday's loss and the fact that Nadal leads the ATP race. Delusional.
 
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One thing certain is that Nadal will not play that many matches. It will be more like -

Jimmy Connors(1978) .917 66-6

Or even less, but hopefully with better win percentage than that.

He's played 21 matches already. Clay season before RG has 20 more matches. 3 remaining slams have 21 matches. And Canada has 5. If he is not fatigued probably WTF too 5.

That's 72 matches for him this year if he reaches all finals from here on. Unlikely, and probably he will miss Madrid too. My guess is that his team is targeting 60 to 65 matches at max.
 
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Sport said:
What a beast John McEnroe was in 1984. 96% winning percentage. Brutal.
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Yup. He was well on his way to winning the French Open too that year when he got distracted and angry at the court side photographers. If he would have kept his concentration for just 10 more minutes he could have won that match.
Then at Wimbledon, he made Jimmy Connors look like a club player.
 
TMF said:
Nadal has a great start of the season but the question is can he be good and consistent enough to keep up the playing level for the rest of the year.

There's only a few legends and a handful of years with 90+ winning seasons in an open era, a testament of their greatness.

If Nadal can do it this year, which I think he's very capable of, he will tie Djokovic's 2 seasons with a 90 winning percentage.


Highest Season Winning Percentage
1. John McEnroe (1984) .965 82–3
2. Jimmy Connors (1974) .959 93–4
3. Roger Federer (2005) .953 81–4
4. Roger Federer (2006) .948 92–5
5. Björn Borg (1979) .933 84–6
6. Novak Djokovic(2015) .932 82-6
7. Roger Federer (2004) .925 74–6
= Ivan Lendl (1986) .925 74–6
9. Ivan Lendl (1985) .923 84–7
10. Ivan Lendl (1982) .922 106–9
11. Björn Borg (1980) .921 70–6
= Novak Djokovic (2011) 0.921 70-6
13. Ivan Lendl (1989) .919 79-7
= Jimmy Connors(1975) .919 79-7
15. Jimmy Connors(1976) .918 90-8
16. Jimmy Connors(1978) .917 66-6
17. Björn Borg(1977) .916 76-7
18. Rafael Nadal (2013) .915 75-7
19. Ivan Lendl (1987) .914 74-7
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i think he will. 20-1 now, probably go 19-1 on clay, maybe 4-1 or 5-1 on grass, 11-1 on summer hard.

That leaves him at 59-4 (.937)

He can go like you 5-3 indoor and still be .901.

I see .900 or like .890 like the worst case scenario for him. 9500 points or so will be good enough for YE#1.
 
Bhagi Katbamna said:
Yup. He was well on his way to winning the French Open too that year when he got distracted and angry at the court side photographers. If he would have kept his concentration for just 10 more minutes he could have won that match.
Then at Wimbledon, he made Jimmy Connors look like a club player.
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He made Lendl look like a club player for the first two sets (and the two sets they okayed a few weeks before in Düsseldorf). It was tennis played at its peak by a guy who was playing differently than anyone else.
 
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Sport said:
What a beast John McEnroe was in 1984. 96% winning percentage. Brutal.
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TheNachoMan said:
Would probably be considered greater than Fed’s 2006 and Novak’s 2011/2015 had he won that match against Lendl.
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Speaking of Lendl, looks like he is the beastliest on the list, with 5 entries, vs. what looks like only one for Mac (albeit of course the best record for the list from that one year). Borg and Fed both have three years on the list?
 
Sport said:
Alcaraz is more offensive from the baseline (he takes more risks), but it doesn't mean he has a better forehand or backhand. His game is more prone to produce both winners and unforcerd errors (not only at the moment, the riskier a gamestyle the more unforced error prone). Alcaraz's game is more similar to Djokovic in that sense, as Djokovic is more offensive than Nadal and more unforced error prone. If Alcaraz really possessesed a better forehand, he should have beaten this slower version of Nadal. Nadal's forehand is unreplicable, it's not the most powerful, but it's so effective and with high top spin. I haven't seen any tennis analysts suggesting that Alacaraz has the best forehand ever, while many place Nadal as the best forehand ever along with Federer's one.

As for Alcaraz being a better returner than Nadal, empirical data contradicts you. Nadal possesses a better return rating than Alcaraz over the last 52 weeks:

Leaderboard | ATP Tour | Tennis

Statistical measures of the best-performing players in three key categories in men's professional tennis.
www.atptour.com www.atptour.com

Nadal also possesses a superior serve rating than Alcaraz over the last 52 weeks (thus refuting your insinuation that Alcaraz is a better server than Nadal):

Leaderboard | ATP Tour | Tennis

Statistical measures of the best-performing players in three key categories in men's professional tennis.
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P. S.: Alcaraz volleying betrer than Nadal? Please. Nadal volleyed much better and with more frequency in their match. Let your guy win 20 Slams or so (which he has the potential, I won't lie), and then you can make those statements. Alcaraz hasn't proven to be a better player than Nadal yet (as you are trying to convince us). Reading you, you make it look as if current Alcaraz were better than Nadal in every single aspect of his game, despite yesterday's loss and the fact that Nadal leads the ATP race. Delusional.
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My guy is Nadal. I like Djokovic almost as much. Alcaraz though will go on to be better than both. It's my bold prediction. I was actually right years ago predicting Nadal and Djokovic would be double digit major winners and in 2004 people laughed. I also predicted Sampras would be a GOAT in 1988 when I saw him.
You miss my point. You are talking about now. I concede now alcaraz makes too many UFEs. He will tighten them up and already has done compared to last season. The Nadal FH now is not a great shot anymore. It does not have the same bite it once did and is not consistent. He does not get the same angles either. His BH is a lot more reliable now and potent often.
Rafa has one more Major left in him. He was visibly way slower in IW than in Mexico and in Mexico slower than in Melbourne. Djokovic in Dubai was way slower than last season. In the mid 30s foot speed falls away rapidly. Federer in 2017 was a good example. By the end of the year he was noticeable slower than in Australia.
The next Major is in 2 months. There are 4 M1000s in that time. Much can change in that time and to me Rafa and Novak are going one way and Alcaraz the other. It's inevitable.
I am just enjoying seeing Nadal playing. I am though very worried about this breathing problem and chest pain which is of huge concern and I hope what is being suggested on social media is not true. No point repeating them here though.
 
TMF said:
Nadal has a great start of the season but the question is can he be good and consistent enough to keep up the playing level for the rest of the year.

There's only a few legends and a handful of years with 90+ winning seasons in an open era, a testament of their greatness.

If Nadal can do it this year, which I think he's very capable of, he will tie Djokovic's 2 seasons with a 90 winning percentage.


Highest Season Winning Percentage
1. John McEnroe (1984) .965 82–3
2. Jimmy Connors (1974) .959 93–4
3. Roger Federer (2005) .953 81–4
4. Roger Federer (2006) .948 92–5
5. Björn Borg (1979) .933 84–6
6. Novak Djokovic(2015) .932 82-6
7. Roger Federer (2004) .925 74–6
= Ivan Lendl (1986) .925 74–6
9. Ivan Lendl (1985) .923 84–7
10. Ivan Lendl (1982) .922 106–9
11. Björn Borg (1980) .921 70–6
= Novak Djokovic (2011) 0.921 70-6
13. Ivan Lendl (1989) .919 79-7
= Jimmy Connors(1975) .919 79-7
15. Jimmy Connors(1976) .918 90-8
16. Jimmy Connors(1978) .917 66-6
17. Björn Borg(1977) .916 76-7
18. Rafael Nadal (2013) .915 75-7
19. Ivan Lendl (1987) .914 74-7
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Holly Molly Lendl 82 going 106-9, absolutely insane...
 
TMF said:
Nadal has a great start of the season but the question is can he be good and consistent enough to keep up the playing level for the rest of the year.

There's only a few legends and a handful of years with 90+ winning seasons in an open era, a testament of their greatness.

If Nadal can do it this year, which I think he's very capable of, he will tie Djokovic's 2 seasons with a 90 winning percentage.


Highest Season Winning Percentage
1. John McEnroe (1984) .965 82–3
2. Jimmy Connors (1974) .959 93–4
3. Roger Federer (2005) .953 81–4
4. Roger Federer (2006) .948 92–5
5. Björn Borg (1979) .933 84–6
6. Novak Djokovic(2015) .932 82-6
7. Roger Federer (2004) .925 74–6
= Ivan Lendl (1986) .925 74–6
9. Ivan Lendl (1985) .923 84–7
10. Ivan Lendl (1982) .922 106–9
11. Björn Borg (1980) .921 70–6
= Novak Djokovic (2011) 0.921 70-6
13. Ivan Lendl (1989) .919 79-7
= Jimmy Connors(1975) .919 79-7
15. Jimmy Connors(1976) .918 90-8
16. Jimmy Connors(1978) .917 66-6
17. Björn Borg(1977) .916 76-7
18. Rafael Nadal (2013) .915 75-7
19. Ivan Lendl (1987) .914 74-7
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Why haven't you included Federer's 2017? :unsure:
He had over 90% W/L record in 2017 too.
 
TMF said:
Nadal has a great start of the season but the question is can he be good and consistent enough to keep up the playing level for the rest of the year.

There's only a few legends and a handful of years with 90+ winning seasons in an open era, a testament of their greatness.

If Nadal can do it this year, which I think he's very capable of, he will tie Djokovic's 2 seasons with a 90 winning percentage.


Highest Season Winning Percentage
1. John McEnroe (1984) .965 82–3
2. Jimmy Connors (1974) .959 93–4
3. Roger Federer (2005) .953 81–4
4. Roger Federer (2006) .948 92–5
5. Björn Borg (1979) .933 84–6
6. Novak Djokovic(2015) .932 82-6
7. Roger Federer (2004) .925 74–6
= Ivan Lendl (1986) .925 74–6
9. Ivan Lendl (1985) .923 84–7
10. Ivan Lendl (1982) .922 106–9
11. Björn Borg (1980) .921 70–6
= Novak Djokovic (2011) 0.921 70-6
13. Ivan Lendl (1989) .919 79-7
= Jimmy Connors(1975) .919 79-7
15. Jimmy Connors(1976) .918 90-8
16. Jimmy Connors(1978) .917 66-6
17. Björn Borg(1977) .916 76-7
18. Rafael Nadal (2013) .915 75-7
19. Ivan Lendl (1987) .914 74-7
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Federer too had 91% in 2017 (52-5)
 
Gt86 said:
That Lendl match hurts to this day . I was gutted.
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Federer lost a tough 5 setter against DN in masters cup Final. He served for the match led 5-3 in Final set breaker. That win could have put him at par with Macc's (82-3) season.
 
It can 90% surely if he has as good clay swing as Hc but after that it will be tough, it could stay 90+ through missing second half but if he plays a full season you can expect fair few losses in 2nd half but I would easily prefer a 85% with 3 slams than 90%+ with only 2 and I guess everyone will agree to that
 
Gt86 said:
My guy is Nadal. I like Djokovic almost as much. Alcaraz though will go on to be better than both. It's my bold prediction. I was actually right years ago predicting Nadal and Djokovic would be double digit major winners and in 2004 people laughed. I also predicted Sampras would be a GOAT in 1988 when I saw him.
You miss my point. You are talking about now. I concede now alcaraz makes too many UFEs. He will tighten them up and already has done compared to last season. The Nadal FH now is not a great shot anymore. It does not have the same bite it once did and is not consistent. He does not get the same angles either. His BH is a lot more reliable now and potent often.
Rafa has one more Major left in him. He was visibly way slower in IW than in Mexico and in Mexico slower than in Melbourne. Djokovic in Dubai was way slower than last season. In the mid 30s foot speed falls away rapidly. Federer in 2017 was a good example. By the end of the year he was noticeable slower than in Australia.
The next Major is in 2 months. There are 4 M1000s in that time. Much can change in that time and to me Rafa and Novak are going one way and Alcaraz the other. It's inevitable.
I am just enjoying seeing Nadal playing. I am though very worried about this breathing problem and chest pain which is of huge concern and I hope what is being suggested on social media is not true. No point repeating them here though.
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Djokodal at the same age were way more impressive. Alcaraz can have a very solid career but he isn’t touching their legacy.
 
Imperator said:
Djokodal at the same age were way more impressive. Alcaraz can have a very solid career but he isn’t touching their legacy.
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Alcaraz is a djokovic clone. Reminds.me of him so much which is why I think he will win double digit Majors.
 
T007 said:
Federer lost a tough 5 setter against DN in masters cup Final. He served for the match led 5-3 in Final set breaker. That win could have put him at par with Macc's (82-3) season.
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Remember that match. I was gutted then as well lol.
 
nadalvamos said:
does it count if he sweeps the clay court and stops playing for the rest of the year?
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That's skipping over half of the year including 2 slams plus the YEC. Due to his current injury, he will miss part of the clay season, and is scheduled to play Rome, Madrid and RG although anything can change depends how his rib heals over time. Assuming that he will play these tournaments, and assume that he will win every matches(which I doubt it), that makes a total of 17 matches played. Add that to his current 21 matches played makes 38 matches overall. 38 matches over the entire season is too few to qualify to make the list. I would say at least 50 matches is the minimum.
 
TMF said:
Nadal has a great start of the season but the question is can he be good and consistent enough to keep up the playing level for the rest of the year.

There's only a few legends and a handful of years with 90+ winning seasons in an open era, a testament of their greatness.

If Nadal can do it this year, which I think he's very capable of, he will tie Djokovic's 2 seasons with a 90 winning percentage.


Highest Season Winning Percentage
1. John McEnroe (1984) .965 82–3
2. Jimmy Connors (1974) .959 93–4
3. Roger Federer (2005) .953 81–4
4. Roger Federer (2006) .948 92–5
5. Björn Borg (1979) .933 84–6
6. Novak Djokovic(2015) .932 82-6
7. Roger Federer (2004) .925 74–6
= Ivan Lendl (1986) .925 74–6
9. Ivan Lendl (1985) .923 84–7
10. Ivan Lendl (1982) .922 106–9
11. Björn Borg (1980) .921 70–6
= Novak Djokovic (2011) 0.921 70-6
13. Ivan Lendl (1989) .919 79-7
= Jimmy Connors(1975) .919 79-7
15. Jimmy Connors(1976) .918 90-8
16. Jimmy Connors(1978) .917 66-6
17. Björn Borg(1977) .916 76-7
18. Rafael Nadal (2013) .915 75-7
19. Ivan Lendl (1987) .914 74-7
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I didn't know this was a thing. Go Johnny Mac! I bet you he would attribute this record to his unmatched overhead shot.
 
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